| stack | ~ against; the /cards, odds/ are ~ed against so., kemungkinan sso utk berjaya /sangat tipis, tipis sekali/ bagi sso: I doubt he will win; the odds seem to be ~ed against him, saya rasa dia tdk akan menang; kemungkinannya tipis sekali. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| odds | at ~ (with so.), berselisih faham (dgn sso): father and son were always at ~ on this question, bapa dan anak selalu berselisih faham ttg persoalan ini; the ~ are against, kemungkinan .../sangat tipis, tipis sekali/: he knew that the ~ were against his getting the job, dia tahu bahawa kemungkinan dia mendapat kerja itu sangatlah tipis; the ~ are in favour of, besar kemungkinan(nya): | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flimsy | adj 1. light and thin, tipis, nipis: ~ lace, kain renda yg tipis; 2. lacking solidity, tdk /kuat, kukuh/; (of clothing, shoes, etc) tdk tahan: a ~ structure of wood and rusty iron, binaan yg tdk kukuh yg dibuat drpd kayu dan besi berkarat; 3. weak, not convincing, tdk kukuh; (of excuse) lemah, tdk kukuh: you can’t arrest me on such ~ evidence, saudara tdk boleh menangkap saya berdasarkan bukti yg tdk kukuh spt itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pious | ~ hope, harapan yg tipis: she still had the ~ hope that after all these years, he would return,dia masih mempunyai harapan yg tipis bahawa setelah bertahun-tahun berlalu, dia tetap akan pulang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| long 1 | a ~ chance, /peluang, harapan/ yg tipis: you’re taking a ~ chance but who knows, you might succeed, kamu mempunyai peluang yg tipis tetapi siapa tahu, kamu mungkin berjaya; ~ in the tooth, (colloq) sudah tua: don’t you think you’re a bit ~ in the tooth to start going skiing, tidakkah kamu fikir kamu ini sudah agak tua utk mula bermain ski; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| odds | against all ~, although it seems impossible, walaupun dirasakan ini tdk mungkin: he managed to survive against all ~, dia dapat terus hidup walaupun dirasakan ini tdk mungkin; against /heavy, overwhelming, etc /~, walaupun kemungkinan + approp v /tipis sekali, sangat tipis/: they are fighting for their freedom against crushing ~, mereka berjuang utk kemerdekaan walaupun kemungkinan memperolehnya tipis sekali; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fade | b. also ~ away (of hope) menjadi tipis: their hopes of finding any survivors ~d when evening came, harapan mereka utk mencari orang-orang yg masih hidup menjadi tipis apabila malam tiba; c. (of beauty, glory) menjadi /pudar, luntur/; 5. also ~ away, become gradually eliminated, beransur /hilang, luput, lenyap/: all memory of the past has ~d from his mind, semua ingatan masa lalu telah beransur hilang dr fikirannya; the old customs are ~ing away, adat-adat lama beransur luput; 6. also ~ away, disappear from sight, semakin /hilang, lenyap/ (dr pandangan): the hills ~d from view, bukit-bukau itu semakin hilang dr pandangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| off-chance | n; on the ~, /dgn harapan, atas kemungkinan/ yg tipis: she rushed to the hotel on the ~ of that he might still be waiting for her, dia tergesa-gesa ke hotel itu dgn harapan yg tipis bahawa lelaki tersebut masih menunggunya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whisker | be the cat’s ~s, yg /handal, pandai, kaya, dll [as appropriate]/; by a ~, (colloq) tipis: he lost the election by a ~, dia kalah tipis saja dlm pilihan raya itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| airy | adj 1. breezy, berangin: the room is spacious and ~, bilik itu luas dan berangin; 2. weightless, tipis: ~ voile, kain voile yg tipis; 3. light, graceful, lemah longlai, lemah gemalai: her ~ tread, langkahnya yg lemah longlai; 4. lively, gay, riang; 5. empty, fanciful, kosong: ~ ideals, impian-impian kosong; ~ promises, janji-janji kosong; 6. immaterial, niskala, mujarad, tdk berbentuk: ~ spirits, makhluk halus niskala; 7. (colloq) nonchalant, acuh tak acuh, endah tak endah: his friend’s ~ attitude infuriated him, sikap acuh tak acuh kawannya menyebabkan dia marah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |